I have noticed for decades now that there appears to be an accepted notion that public speaking and stand-up comedy are two very separate and distinct arenas when it comes to generating laughter from and audience.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. If you are involved with public speaking and you cause an audience to laugh, you are using stand-up comedy mechanics—the same mechanics that are also used when causing laughter to happen in a casual conversation.
Hint: If you are giving a speech or presentation and your audience members are sleeping, playing games on their cell phones or are otherwise disengaged, that’s an indication that YOU need to make some adjustments. Read the rest of this entry
About the Author/Founder of The Stand-up Comedy Professional
Steve Roye is the author of the
Killer Stand-up Comedy System and author of the content made available in the
Comedy Pro Membership Program available on this site.
Over the past decade, Steve has established himself as a leading, globally recognized expert in the field of stand-up comedy material development, delivery and entertainment business strategies for comedy entertainers as well as speaking professionals.
For more information about Steve, please check out the About The Author section on this site.
I think that a lot of people are under the impression that adding comedy and humor to speeches and presentations is somehow vastly different from developing a stand-up comedy routine.
Nothing could be further from the truth. The mechanisms for adding comedy and humor to speeches and presentations are EXACTLY the same.
Here’s what you need to understand…
A punchline is nothing more than a verbalized reaction to something you have just said to an audience. In stand-up comedy, these “reactions” need to take place 4-6 times per minute in order for a comedian to have notable laughter impact. Read the rest of this entry
About the Author/Founder of The Stand-up Comedy Professional
Steve Roye is the author of the
Killer Stand-up Comedy System and author of the content made available in the
Comedy Pro Membership Program available on this site.
Over the past decade, Steve has established himself as a leading, globally recognized expert in the field of stand-up comedy material development, delivery and entertainment business strategies for comedy entertainers as well as speaking professionals.
For more information about Steve, please check out the About The Author section on this site.
Having a great sense of humor is advantageous off the comedy stage as well…
I was just reading an article at CNN.com entitled Why Funny Guys Get The Babes. It’s based on a research study by Kristofor McCarty, a researcher at Northumbria University in Newcastle, England.
Here’s the bottom line:
The study reveals that humor is a key factor in relationship development right from the beginning.
It reminded me of an interesting product that I was asked to review awhile back called: Read the rest of this entry
About the Author/Founder of The Stand-up Comedy Professional
Steve Roye is the author of the
Killer Stand-up Comedy System and author of the content made available in the
Comedy Pro Membership Program available on this site.
Over the past decade, Steve has established himself as a leading, globally recognized expert in the field of stand-up comedy material development, delivery and entertainment business strategies for comedy entertainers as well as speaking professionals.
For more information about Steve, please check out the About The Author section on this site.